Never mind that the Lunar New Year of the Rooster has just kicked into full swing.

Following reports by Singapore’s Chinese media, TODAY reported that the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has “put down” free-roaming chickens around the Thomson View and Sin Ming Avenue areas after receiving more than 20 noise-related complaints from residents.

For an understanding of what chickens sound like, watch this video:

The AVA spokesperson told TODAY that the chickens which were culled were “humanely euthanised, as relocation options are not available in land-scarce Singapore”.

TODAY interviewed 10 different people and seven of the 10 lamented the killing of the chickens.

A few of the interviewees also called the chickens “cute” and that they made the place “lively and colourful”.

However, a Stella Hosoucheng, who works in customer service, told TODAY that “obviously I don’t like them”.

“The noise and they fly! I can hear them crowing early in the morning,” she said.